Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, Bill 25, An Act to Amend the Education Act received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on March 30th, 2021. It was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for review. On May 31st, 2021, the standing committe

Motion 36-19(2): Guidelines for Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission, 2021, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly has established and appointed members to the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission 2021; and, WHEREAS Section 9(K) of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act enables the Legislative Assembly to establish g

Motion 35-19(2): Establishment of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. WHEREAS Section 2(1) of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act prescribes that an Electoral Boundaries Commission be established within two years after the day fixed for the return of the writs of the 2015 general election; and, WHEREAS section 2(2) of t

Oral Question 761-19(2): National Infrastructure Assessment  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, case studies show that on the failures of infrastructure strategies, the focus is on governance and regulatory regimes that don't keep pace with technical and social capacity or our needs. One example of that, Mr. Speaker, here in th

Oral Question 761-19(2): National Infrastructure Assessment  Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, this engagement is about transforming of technologies and thinking outside the box for what we want our communities to look like here in the Northwest Territories. How will the Premier ensure that departments integrate their approach to infrastru

Oral Question 761-19(2): National Infrastructure Assessment  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the NWT's housing deficit, and given that the NWT has a large housing deficit and that housing is a priority of this government, will the Premier commit to highlighting housing within the engagement response to ensure we continue to

Oral Question 761-19(2): National Infrastructure Assessment  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Premier. My first question is will the Premier commit to an all-of-government response to Canada's first national infrastructure assessment engagement called "Building the Canada we want in 2050" and wi

National Infrastructure Assessment  Mr. Speaker, given the GNWT's strategic potential to the rest of Canada, our infrastructure deficit is truly shocking. We sit on top of some of the country's most valuable resources, but many can barely put food on the table, and our assets from roads to ports to community social

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I think it's a very important room in the North Slave Correctional Centre, and I'd appreciate hopefully good news that that's what it is addressing. Thank you. CHAIRPERSON (MS. SEMMLER) Thank you, Member. I take that as a comment. A

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Well, yeah, we're in June of 2021 so that's good. I'm wondering specifically if this addresses any of the concerns from the smudging and healing room that is in the North Slave Correctional Centre. Thank you. CHAIRPERSON (MS. SEMMLER) Thank you, Member. Minister.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I'm wondering if the Minister can elaborate on the ventilation and air conditioning retrofit from North Slave. Thank you. CHAIRPERSON (MS. SEMMLER) Thank you. Minister.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  No, thank you very much, Madam Chair. CHAIRPERSON (MS. SEMMLER) No further questions? Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022. Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, administrative and support services, not prev

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. So the commissioning of the building, what's entailed in that and that is about a year-long process, is it? Thank you. CHAIRPERSON (MS. SEMMLER) Thank you. Minister.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I see that Stanton Legacy building renovations is also in here - a much smaller number, that one's at $3 million. I'm just wondering if the Minister can speak to the timeline on that building and when they expect the building renovations to be co

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'll bite. I'm wondering if the Minister can then please provide some information on carryovers, especially when, in a COVID time, we are very dependent on government finances in order to keep businesses working. And I'm also wondering if, in th